Gadsden County’s Tourist Development Council (TDC) met Monday afternoon to do some housekeeping and updating on some fiscal year-end closeout items.

Budget analyst Jeff Price told the board that TDC had realized $109,000 in revenues during the 2012-2013 fiscal year and spent $59,000. The remainder, he said, would be rolled over into the new year.

Outstanding invoices for reimbursements for video and billboard work by Legacy Marketing were discussed after staff member Sonya Burns said that while the members had discussed the issues and directed Legacy to perform the video and billboard work, no official vote could be found in the minutes. The council approved the expenditures for both marketing issues.

The videography clips will be put into an available library format for multiple uses by the board for marketing the county in many different ways both now and in the future, including applications to bring tourists to Gadsden for kayaking, backpacking, bass fishing, historical tours and a great deal more, said Terry Kelly of Legacy Marketing. Kelly said each of the six municipalities were filmed and interviews with community leaders would be ongoing.

An inquiry about reimbursement for the city of Quincy for its Labor Day weekend events was responded to by Sonya Burns, who said the city had yet to submit any invoices for reimbursement as per the TDC’s strategic plan. Quincy CRA put on the events. CRA director Charles Hayes has since left his employment and had not communicated with the TDC over any bills. Bills will be submitted for reimbursement in the future.

Carolyn Ford and Dexter Allen of the North Florida Education Development Corporation (NFEDC) came before the board to request marketing funds for an upcoming event they have been planning. The Big Bend Cultural Tourist Harvest Festival will be a two-day event to help small businesses in Gadsden County.

The event will also celebrate Gadsden’s history and culture.

“We want to build bridges and bring people together to improve relations and keep money in the community. Friday night’s celebration will bring political leaders together along with speakers on the issues, and bring cultures together. There will be a choir competition and gospel event,” said Ford.

On Saturday, Tallahassee Food Truck vendors will join with vendors from Atlanta and other locations to help with the event, said Allen. Pastors will be available for blessings and there will be a celebration of the Shaw family from the Midway, St. John and St. Hebron areas, said Ford. “Everyone will be looking at their roots. We want folks who have moved away to come back and visit,” she said.

The event will be held at Tanyard Creek Park in Quincy. TDC members approved $2,500 in marketing funds for the event to be used for radio and television advertisements.